Iron overload achieved by Fe dextran administration to mutant animals and WT littermates at P3 and an Hjv−/− hemochromatosis background provided sufficient iron to fully rescue Tfr1hrt/hrt mice.
(A) Dpyd and H-ferritin levels at 10 weeks.
(B) Proteins representative of ETC complexes at 10 weeks.
(C–H) Markers of autophagy, as indicated in the panels, at 10 weeks of age.
Data are presented as means ± SEM. Sample size (n) is indicated; n.s., not significant by one-way ANOVA. See also Figure S5.